U2 Reveals Joshua Tree Anniversary Tour Schedule

U2 have announced a tour that will celebrate the 30 year anniversary of their 1987 album, Joshua Tree. The tour will span across both North America and Europe. In an interview with Rolling Stone, U2 guitarist Edge discussed why the band decided to do a nostalgia tour.More »

By on January 10, 2017

U2 have announced a tour that will celebrate the 30 year anniversary of their 1987 album, Joshua Tree. The tour will span across both North America and Europe. In an interview with Rolling Stone, U2 guitarist Edge discussed why the band decided to do a nostalgia tour. Edge explains how the Trump election influenced the band’s decision. Edge says, “It’s like a pendulum has suddenly just taken a huge swing in the other direction. So, anyway, we then were looking at the anniversary of The Joshua Tree, and another thing started to dawn on us, which is that weirdly enough, things have kind of come full circle, if you want. That record was written in the mid-Eighties, during the Reagan-Thatcher era of British and U.S. politics. Edge went on to explain, “I don’t think any of our work has ever come full circle to that extent. It just felt like, ‘Wow, these songs have a new meaning and a new resonance today that they didn’t have three years ago, four years ago.'” Official tour dates have been announced on the band’s website. Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «